SURI magazine June-October issue | Page 18

“To see that all of you pass the LET will be an honor to me.” A line that touches our heart, which came from our late Professor Tadeo E. Ardiente. A line that also inspires us to strive hard for our study. Even in the short period of time, being with our second father, we feel the support and the love that he gave to us, he didn’t treat us as his student instead he cares for us as his own sons and daughters. He’s the one that always gave advice to us every time we encounter difficulties. He is the first person that get sad when our group have a conflict and he make sure that he will make a solution, he didn’t judge us when we make mistakes instead he extend his wide understanding and kind heart for us. In other words, Prof. Ardiente stands as a loving, caring and understanding father for the BSE – Social Science. Teaching, for Prof Ardiente is not a profession but it’s merely his passion despite of his age. He still wanted to teach so that he can impart his knowledge to his students. A teacher who is very strict on time. Every time he has a class he makes sure that he hindrance to his success but instead, a comes earlier. One more thing about stepping stone to his goal, he born poor him is that he mastered the history that’s why he promise to himself that he and geography subjects especially when will not die poor. He was curious about the it’s all about Philippines. He mastered happenings around him. That’s the reason the significant date in our history. He why he chooses history as a field of his imparted knowledge to every PNUans expertise. especially to us. We know that he is an expert mentor, and a great man. In his journey, he experienced many obstacles, but he pointed out that his inspiration ito surpass all of the hardens in his life is being poor. He didn’t let poverty to become a He became a good model to us, an inspiration to be considered and a FATHER for the BSE – Social Science. Even though his journey ends his story ,knowledge will continue to inspire us and will remain in our hearts until the end of our lives. WE SALUTE YOU SIR!